Natural Gas Utilization through Domestic Gas Distribution in Nigeria

Onwukwe SI; U I Duru; P M Ikpeka

Onwukwe SI Center of Excellence in Geosciences and Petroleum Engineering, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.
U I Duru Department of Petroleum Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria.
P M Ikpeka Department of Petroleum Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria.

Abstract

There has been persistent effort by the government and the operating oil
companies to develop gas infrastructure in Nigeria. These have led to the steady
reduction in gas flares in the oil producing areas. If the country is to practically
eliminate gas flaring by 2020 when it envisage to be among the twenty developed
country in the world (Vision 202020), then further avenues of gas utilization
should be explored. This article therefore examines the feasibility and technical
features of increasing the domestic gas consumption through effective
transmission and distribution of natural gas to indigenous local consumers. A
case study of natural gas distribution from an oil field of Izombe to Urban city of
Owerri, Imo State, was analyzed for economic viability.

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